"Value of Life" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The intrinsic moral worth ascribed to a living being. (Bioethics Thesaurus)
| Descriptor ID |
D026712
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| MeSH Number(s) |
K01.752.400.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Value of Life- Value of Life
- Sanctity of Life
- Life Sanctities
- Life Sanctity
- Respect for Life
- Life, Respect for
Life Valuation, Economic- Life Valuation, Economic
- Economic Life Valuation
- Economic Life Valuations
- Life Valuations, Economic
- Valuations, Economic Life
- Valuation, Economic Life
Economic Value of Life- Economic Value of Life
- Life Economic Values
- Life Economic Value
- Economic Value, Life
- Economic Values, Life
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1995 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1996 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 1997 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 1999 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2000 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 2003 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2014 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Value of Life" by people in Profiles.
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The Grief and Meaning Reconstruction Inventory (GMRI): Initial Validation of a New Measure. Death Stud. 2015 Jan-Jun; 39(1-5):61-74.
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Life, liberty, and the pursuit of quality-adjusted life-years after pancreatic cancer surgery. World J Surg. 2011 Mar; 35(3):473-4.
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Time to move on? Let's talk about it! Pharos Alpha Omega Alpha Honor Med Soc. 2006; 69(2):50.
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"Inappropriate" treatment near the end of life: conflict between religious convictions and clinical judgment. Arch Intern Med. 2003 Jul 28; 163(14):1645-9.
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Increasing taxes as a strategy to reduce cigarette use and deaths: results of a simulation model. Prev Med. 2000 Sep; 31(3):279-86.
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Improving value measurement in cost-effectiveness analysis. Med Care. 2000 Sep; 38(9):892-901.
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Toward a broader view of values in cost-effectiveness analysis of health. Hastings Cent Rep. 1999 May-Jun; 29(3):7-15.
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Willingness-to-pay utility assessment: feasibility of use in normative patient decision support systems. Proc AMIA Annu Fall Symp. 1997; 223-7.
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Cost-effective models for flutamide for prostate carcinoma patients: are they helpful to policy makers? Cancer. 1996 May 01; 77(9):1854-61.
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Ethical arguments against physician assisted death. J S C Med Assoc. 1996 Feb; 92(2):63-9.